casserole – Urban Retro Recipes http://urbanretrorecipes.com Recipes written by Marci Seither Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 Get the Dish on This Multitasking Pasta Salad http://urbanretrorecipes.com/side-dish-might-feel-cheating/ http://urbanretrorecipes.com/side-dish-might-feel-cheating/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:25:27 +0000 http://urbanretrorecipes.com/?p=513 This Side Dish Dresses Up Any Picnic! I just checked to make sure our gas grill is ready to fire up. The taste of grilled chicken, crusty french bread and a cold side make eating outside extra awesome. Especially when you don’t have to spend a ton of time cooking in the kitchen. This recipe […]

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This Side Dish Dresses Up Any Picnic!

I just checked to make sure our gas grill is ready to fire up. The taste of grilled chicken, crusty french bread and a cold side make eating outside extra awesome. Especially when you don’t have to spend a ton of time cooking in the kitchen.

This recipe originally called for frozen spinach but I love being able to toss some fresh spinach into anything for an added wholesome touch.

Being a busy family on the go means having to either have great recipes or having to buy prepackaged foods to take to picnics and get-togethers.

Thankfully, this recipe calls for everything I usually have on hand and is super easy to make the day before. I just put this into a large zip-lock bag to save on space and when it is time to serve, just pull it out of my ice chest or fridge, put into a bowl, add a small handful of extra Parmesan cheese on top and BAM..we are ready to dish up!

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Quick Tip: If you have some extra artichoke hearts or fresh mozzarella cheese, just put those in as well. I am all for customizing dished with our families favorite ingredients!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Kristyn of Lil’ Luna 

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If this is what a salad looks like all I can say is Bring it on!

Enticing my kids to eat their vegetables is like trying to turn cleaning their room into a game. It only works if you are Mary Poppins!

Packed with vegetables, crisp apples, craisins, and walnuts this is as satisfying to the taste buds as it is pleasing to the eye.

Face it, I haven’t heard very many people say the eat too many vegetables, but with a recipe like this, getting your tribe to eat their greens won’t be too difficult. In fact, they might even ask for a second helping!

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Quick Tip: Mix up salad, put in a large Zip-Loc bag, and keep in refrigerator until you are ready to use. Then just pour in dressing, shake and put into a bowl for serving.

 Recipe and photo courtesy of Jaclyn of Cooking Classy.

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Come One In and Pull Up A Plate!

There is nothing like having a big family and including extra people over to share a meal. There is laughter, several lively conversations, and lots of food. Sometimes my kids would have friends over, and when I started cooking dinner I noticed they would ask if there was anything they could do to help, which was an unspoken code for “That smells so amazing is it possible to stay for dinner?”

My mom had taught me from a young age that there was always room around the dining room table for one or two more. The big question is what can I make that everyone will like and will feed the masses without the huge messes! The key? Have a few great stand-by recipes just like this crowd-pleasing favorite.

Really, how can you go wrong with pasta?

 

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This is also a perfect recipe to make when you are taking a meal to someone who needs a bit of help. It is easy to take over uncooked with instructions to pop into the oven.

Recipe and photo are courtesy of Kristyn of Lil Luna.

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You had me at Tater Tots!

Seriously, this casserole is as American as hot dogs and apple pie. Tater Tots, cheese, bacon and sour cream, what more could you want in a dish?

When we lived in the Midwest, this would have been a huge hit in the potluck line! Tater Tots are considered one of the major food essentials. Potlucks were usually loaded with either Jello-O salads or hot dishes that included a layer of these spud morsels.

The only place in town to get Mexican food was at Taco Johns, where they had Tater Tot Oles on the menu. Which is basically tater tots wrapped up in a tortilla with some taco seasoning and maybe catsup. While I think I might pass on that tater tot creation, this one looks too good to not give it a try.

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Quick Tip: This Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later. You can also divide it between two 8×8-inch pans.

Recipe and photo courtesy of  Steph at Plain Chicken.

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I am a such a pushover for anything with lemon in it

When our neighbor’s lemon tree start to show bright yellow dots against the green leafy branches I get ready to apron up and try a few new recipes. They have several citrus trees that are full of fruit, but they can’t use all of it and are happy to have me come and pick the tree ripened fruit anytime I want.

When I saw a recipe for Lemon Magic Cake, let me just be honest, my mouth began to water!

What really captured my attention was that this recipe has only once batter that bakes into three separate layers! Super cute, so easy, and you don’t need to spill the beans on how easy this recipe is.

Simply magical.

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Quick Tip: Shave a few strands of lemon peel to add to top of cake.Thanks Joanna for sharing this amazing recipe and photo, we can’t wait to try this.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Joanna

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Big, Bold, Flavor, California Style!

When our family moved from California to Minnesota, I was in for a bit of a shock the first time we went to a large potluck, the menu was a bit different from what we ate in California, starting with the vegetables.

Salads could easily range from finely chopped iceberg lettuce to Jell-O with fruit cocktail in it, and a dollop of Cool Whip on top. They thought that a salad could be the main course was a bit foreign. Uff Da!

I am a huge fan of this salad, and this one has it all! In When the weather starts to get a little warm, and the local farmer’s market is full of fresh produce it is time to put away the soup pot. I have to admit, as much as I know having a salad with dinner is a good idea; sometimes I get a little bored with the same veggies tossed together in a bowl.

This is one of my go-to recipes that I never get tired of. Plus, I love the fact that I can cook up a bunch of chicken in the honey mustard glaze and set aside some in a freezer bag so we can enjoy another amazing salad by just popping it in the microwave and putting it over the rest of the garden goodness.

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Quick Tip: If you are going to take a salad to a party or potluck but not serve it right away consider taking everything you need to combine later. So much less mess and crisp.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Karina of Cafe Delights

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